Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Co. v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the District of Idaho. Suit by the Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Company against D. W. Davis and others. From a decree dismissing the complaint (260 Fed. 270), plaintiff appeals. This is an appeal from a decree dismissing the complaint.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the District of Idaho. Suit by the Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Company against D. W. Davis and others. From a decree dismissing the complaint (260 Fed. 270), plaintiff appeals. This is an appeal from a decree dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff, appellant here, a corporation formed under the Carey Act, and its .assignors, under contract with the state of Idaho, constructed what is known as the Salmon River Carey Act project. The statutes of the United States which have to do with Carey Act projects are…
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The appellant’s argument has led it to state the following conclusions: (1) That the approval of the water supply by the state engineer and the state land board before the project was undertaken is binding upon the state, and that the defendants, appellees, cannot relinquish to the United States the lands in question after plaintiff has constructed the works for the reclamation in accordance with its contract with the state. (2) That the approval of the water supply and the feasibility of the project by the Secretary of the Interior at the time the lands…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gaines v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Adams v. Twin Falls-Oakley Land & Water Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
- Childs v. NeitzelIdaho Supreme Court · 1914
- Idaho Irrigation Co. v. PewIdaho Supreme Court · 1914
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- Willow River Water Users Ass'n v. Orchards Water Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1924
- Twin Falls Salmon River Land & Water Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Commonwealth Trust Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
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